Category Archives: Pog Life

It *was* an emergency…

Posted on April 14, 2015 by thepogblog

Sister 2’s boyfriend is really good at baking cakes.  He made one a few weeks ago with caramel loveliness in it, and then admitted it was tinned caramel stuff.  I love it and admitted that I had a tin in … Continue reading →

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A Sausage Dog mum and a lack of animal snap

Posted on April 10, 2015 by thepogblog

I have a new friend!  It’s all very exciting.  Ok, that might be stretching the truth a bit, but over Easter there was a reshuffle in the office and new people have been scattered all around me.  People who interact … Continue reading →

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Lessons learned, mostly from Little Pea

Posted on April 8, 2015 by thepogblog

I’ve just had the best 10 days.  No work, no laptop, and don’t fall off your chair, but I even found the off button to my blackberry (I admit, it took a good 10 minutes to identify) and managed to … Continue reading →

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Professional Pog?

Posted on March 27, 2015 by thepogblog

I’ve never been one of those hugely ambitious people at work.  My goal has always been to be as good as I can at my job without missing out on life.  I’ve worked with people who stay in the office … Continue reading →

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Wig Weirdness

Posted on March 20, 2015 by thepogblog

This was going to be a post of the random photos I’ve been taking thinking they may have a home on the blog one day…but haven’t.  So I was just going to pop them all in one weird post and be … Continue reading →

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Bugs

Posted on March 17, 2015 by thepogblog

Remember the post about the terrible caterpillar birthday cake I made my mum? Sister 1 was particularly unimpressed.  She told me how she would have done it.  I told her she should make one as she clearly had a better … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Friday 13th

Posted on March 13, 2015 by thepogblog

*It’s probably best not to read this if you’re eating, about to eat, have just eaten, intend to ever eat again, or are feeling a bit delicate* I didn’t realise it was Friday 13th until 6.15 am this morning. At … Continue reading →

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Advice to make your tummy smile

Posted on March 10, 2015 by thepogblog

I think word has got around the office that my workload may have got a bit silly utterly ridiculous.  People keep offering me advice.  I know it is well intentioned but honestly, it’s not really all that helpful.  For example, … Continue reading →

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Learning a new skill

Posted on March 6, 2015 by thepogblog

I really admire people who decide to do a Masters or PhD while holding down a full time job.  It’s just not for me. I like the learning – just hate the testing. The area I now work in is … Continue reading →

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Birthdays, parties and an utter failure of a cake

Posted on March 3, 2015 by thepogblog

This time of year is full of Birthdays – full I tell you!  In the last week it has been Sister 1 and 2’s: Probably the least said, the better. Gorgeous Godson’s: It was all a bit too exciting for … Continue reading →

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